Treasure Coast Week in Pictures (Feb. 3-9, 2013)

Greg Oravec shares a hug with his wife, Tonia, after making final statements following a special meeting of the City of Port St. Lucie City Council meeting to consider the removal of City Manager Greg Oravec at Port St. Lucie City Hall on Thursday.The City Concil voted to release Oravec as City Manager through a seperation agreement.

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Shannon Levy, a 17-year-old student from Martin County High School, is embraced by her mother, Leslie Levy, on the stage at the end of the Miss Martin County Pageant after Levy had been awarded the title of 2013 Miss Martin County on Friday night at the Martin County Fairgrounds in Stuart.

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Jeremiah Johnson (center) of Treasure Coast High School celebrates with his teammates following the Titans' 59-54 win over Vero Beach High School during their district final game Friday night.

Jensen Beach High School's Chris Favoroso scores back points against his opponent, Chase Martinez, of Merritt Island, during their 170-pound match in the first round of the Region 4-2A wrestling tournament Friday afternoon at Martin County High School in Stuart. Favoroso won by technical fall with a score of 15-0.

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St. Lucie West Centennial High School football players Jay-nard Bostwick and Justin Martinez pose for photos during national signing day Wednesday morning in the school's gymnasium. Bostwick signed with the University of Florida, which Martinez signed with Western Kentucky University.

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Matt Harvey, right handed pitcher for the New York Mets, works out on the practice mounds at the Tradition Field Baseball Complex in Port St. Lucie on Friday during an early workout for the upcoming Spring Training Season. Spring Training for the New York Mets officially begins Monday February 11th as pitchers and catchers report in, with their first official workout beginning Wednesday, Feb. 13.

Port St. Lucie Mayor JoAnn Faiella reacts at the start of a special meeting of the City of Port St. Lucie City Council meeting for the removal of City Manager Greg Oravec at the council chambers in Port St. Lucie City Hall on Thursday.

Greg Oravec gestures while making final statements following a special meeting of the City of Port St. Lucie City Council meeting to remove him as city manager at Port St. Lucie City Hall on Thursday. The City Concil voted 4-0 to release Oravec as city manager through a seperation agreement.

A robbery suspect is detained by members of the Vero Beach Police Department and Indian River County Sheriff's Office after a two-hour manhunt near the Kyle's Run apartment complex.

Justin Enrico (left) of Vero Beach High School goes up to block the shot of Jertavius Curtis of Treasure Coast High School during their district final game Friday night at TCHS.

Nelson Brumbach (right) looks on as Scott Crowl, the Mobile Clinic Driver for the Visiting Nurse Association of Florida's Florence Nightengale Express, looks over notes after taking Brumbach's blood pressure in the mobile clinic outside the House of Hope Tuesday afternoon in Stuart. The Florence Nightengale Express provides basic heathcare free of charge. Brumbach is out of work with no insurance and needs medical help to regulate his blood pressure and evaluate a potential case of prostate cancer. He has been to the mobile clinic three times where he has received help in regards to his blood pressure, and was given information on specialists to evaluate the situation with his prostate. Along with making stops around the region and state, the mobile clinic stops once a month at the House of Hope location in Stuart, once a month near the House of Hope location in Jensen Beach and twice a month at the organization's Indiantown Branch. It will be back at the House of Hope in Stuart on March 5.

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Dr. Lyndall Soule (left), a veterinarian at the Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County, and veterinary assistant Aubrey Mallory give Debo, a dog belonging to Andre Williamson, a rabies shot during a visit to the shelter's Wellness Clinic on Thursday afternoon. The shelter opened the clinic in January of 2012, offering services such as vaccinations, spay and neutering, and microchipping. The clinic is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Appointments are necessary and can be made by calling (772) 388-0801.

Sebastian River High School's Cody Herl wrestles with Jensen Beach's Austin McHale during their first round, 138-pound match of the Region 4-2A wrestling tournament Friday afternoon at Martin County High School in Stuart. Herl won the match by fall in the third period.

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Sue Keane (center) laughs along with Eileen Flahive (left) as the two of them work on the first steps of making a bedroll using plastic grocery bags Monday afternoon in Sebastian. The two are part of the Pelican Pointe Women's Club who were visited by Carol Charles-Axelrod who gave a presentation about the Daughters of the American Revolution Bedroll Project and showed members of the Women's Club the techniques necessary to make them. Once finished, the bedrolls will be donated to homeless veterans living in the area.

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Laurence Kosoy (left) of Olympic Heights High School of Boca Raton struggles with Ian Wiswell, of Jensen Beach High School in the 132-weight class during the 2013 Class 2A Region 4 Wrestling Tournament at Martin County High School in Stuart. Kosoy beat Wiswell 3-1 decision.

Davey Marine (center) of Vero Beach High School drives between Brayvon Young (left) and Jamaal Burrows of St. Lucie West Centennial during their game at Treasure Coast High School on Wednesday evening.

Kim Bentz, the leader of the Martin County 4H Program's Barn Owls group, hangs photographs on the wall in the Agriculture Education building with fellow Martin County 4H group leader Barbie Arnold Tuesday morning at the Martin County Fairgrounds while preparing for the upcoming Martin County Fair. The fair begins today with a parade at 6:30 p.m. followed by opening ceremonies at 7 p.m.

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Martin County High School point guard Nick Marder goes up for a shot against Fort Pierce Central forward Sammie Smith during the third quarter of the District 12-7A final Thursday night at Martin County High School. The Tigers won the game 63-34.

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Zella McDuffie-Smith (right) of Fort Pierce laughs with Fort Pierce mayor Linda Hudson (left) and friends as she arrives for Hattitude, an event held to celebrate Zora Neale Hurston, at the Pelican Yacht Club on Saturday afternoon. Fans of the Hurston, an author who also had a love of hats, gathered to talk, watch a dance performance by students from the Fort Pierce Magnet School of the Arts, and listen to poems and music. "I like that it brings people together to communicate," said McDuffie-Smith, pointing out that she was in the same sorority as Hurston. The celebration of Hurston continues March 1 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with Zora's Rent Part at the St. Lucie County Historical Museum, and Zorafest Festival at Lincoln Park Academy from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 9.

Justin Enrico (right center) of Vero Beach High School drives between Kevin Grace (left), Garrett Kent and Justin Nichols of Treasure Coast High School during their district final game Friday night at TCHS.

St. Lucie West Centennial High School's Jay-nard Bostwick feigns indecision the morning of national signing day while looking over the schools before him as he sits at the table Wednesday in the gymnasium at the high school. Bostwick, the 6'4" defensive tackle, chose the University of Florida as the school at which he will continue his football and college career.

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Ricky Bones (center right), bull pen coach with the New York Mets, greets Brian Chicklo, Mets assistant head trainer, as players in the Mets organization begin to arrive Friday at the Tradition Field baseball complex in Port St. Lucie to work out early for the upcoming Spring Training season. Mets pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to Port St. Lucie for Spring Training on Monday February 11th, followed by their first scheduled workout on Wednesday February 13th. Position players will arrive on Saturday the 15th and the first full squad workout will take place on Monday February 18th. The Met's first Spring Training Grapefruit League game is scheduled for Saturday February 23rd at 1:10 p.m. against the Washington Nationals at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie.

Debbie Dahl photographs her daughter, Bryanna Dahl, a 16-year-old South Fork High School student, as she participates in the Miss Martin County pageant Friday night at the Martin County Fairgrounds. Dahl was awarded Prettiest Hair.

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Howard Miller (right) of Sunshine Land Design in Stuart levels fresh concrete for a new sidewalk along Jetty Park in Fort Pierce while working along side his superintendent Mark Brassard on Tuesday. "We're redoing the whole park , reconfiguring more parking, a lot of brick pavers, a lot of hardscaping and landscaping, monuments, benches, telescopes. It's really going to be state-of-the-art when we're finished," said Mark Brassard, superintendent of Sunshine Land Design. 'It's going to be really nice." The City of Fort Pierce project to rebuild the 3.59-acre park with six parking areas for 80 parking spots, sidewalks and a gazebo began on Dec. 26 and is scheduled to be completed by early June.

Fort Pierce Central's Josh Knight goes up for a shot against Martin County High School point guard Nick Marder during the third quarter of the District 12-7A final Thursday night at Martin County High School. The Tigers won the game 63-34.

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K. P. Pound (center) of Sebastian River High School goes up for a shot over Taylor Lindsey of Port Charlotte High School during their game at SRHS on Thursday evening.

Bullet holes are seen in the back window of a pickup truck parked at the Indian River State College's Treasure Coast Public Safety Training Complex at Kirby Loop and Rogers Roads as Fort PIerce Police and St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office deputies investigate a shooting incident that ended at the campus on Thursday.